Quote“Whatwisdomcanyoufindthatisgreaterthankindness.”
“WasaFrenchPost-ImpressionistpainterintheNaiveorPrimitivemanner.HeisalsoknownasLeDouanier(thecustomsofficer)afterhisplaceofemployment.Ridiculedduringhislife,he
cametoberecognizedasaself-taughtgeniuswhoseworksareofhighartisticquality.”https://www.henrirousseau.org/
HenryRousseauFrench,1884-1910
Paintings
SelfPortraitfromL'ileSaintLouis1890,Oilpainting,4’9”x3’8”
Asyoulookatthesepaintings,howcouldyouputyourself,apet,friends,orfamilymembersintothelandscape?Areyouoryourpetplayingagame,goingforawalk,playingamusicalinstrument,orotheractivity?
TheFootballPlayers,2908,OilonCanvas,80.3x100.5cm
CarnivalEvening,1885-1886,OilonCanvas
TheHungryLionThrowsItselfontheAntelope,1905,Oiloncanvas,301x200cm
Surprised
TheSleepingGypsy,1879,Oiloncanvas,200.7x129.5cm
ApesintheOrangeGrove,1910,Oiloncanvas,162.5x111cm
TheSnakeCharmer,1907,Oiloncanvas,189x169cm
TheWaterfall,1910
TropicalForestwithApesandSnake
WomanWalkinginanExoticForest
ViewoftheBanksoftheOise,1905-06
TheRepastoftheLion,c.1907
Theflamingos,1907
WomaninRedintheForest,1907
AlleywayintheParkofSaintCloud,1908,38.7x46.7cm
ExoticLandscape,1908
LandscapeontheBanksoftheBievreatBecetre,1908-09
ExoticLandscape,1910